McArdle to General Beauregard, May 13, 1892
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president, the genial heroic Genl Walter P.
Lane — since deceased) as to the absolute
truth historically of my representations.
Yet I look for the inevitable adverse
criticism; especially in our Texas Capitol
where hangs a so-called "Surrender of Santa
Anna to Genl Houston" (a misnomer as
you know) (1) and in which the uniforms of
the Mexican soldiers are unlike those painted
in my battle picture, and as Texas purchas-
ed the "Surrender" picture, many will doubt-
less accept as a truthful representation in
every [all] particulars.
The Enclosed description of
uniforms is by Capt. R. M. Potter of the U.S.
Army and contained in a communication
to me on the subject of the Fall of the Alamo.
Capt. Potter was at Matamoras [sic] when
the Alamo fell, when Fannin and his men were
butchered and too, when Urrea and Filisola
passed through after the San Jacinto disaster.
and in possessing a military taste, in being
a close observer, in a familiarity with the
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